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Lee Demands Rigorous Safety Reforms on Visit to SPC Samlip Plant

He pressed for realistic prevention strategies after SPC Samlip pledged 62.4 billion won to automate hazardous tasks, reinforce equipment safeguards by 2027.

President Lee Jae Myung holds a meeting on industrial disasters at an SPC Samlip Co. factory in Siheung, some 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on July 25, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • On July 25, President Lee Jae Myung toured SPC Samlip’s Siheung facility and vowed to stop repeat industrial accidents.
  • Lee invoked his own history as a former laborer injured on the job to push for detailed, practical safety measures.
  • He highlighted South Korea’s position as the OECD leader in workplace fatalities to emphasize the need for urgent reforms.
  • SPC Samlip announced an additional 62.4 billion won investment by 2027 focused on automation, equipment upgrades and strengthening its safety culture.
  • The new pledge builds on a previous 100 billion won commitment and follows government investigations under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act.